Eshu is one of the main deities of the Yoruba tradition from Nigeria. He is a trickster who often pairs perspectives that are opposed but are also right from each party's vantage point. Although sometimes a difficult process, the hope is to lead his pupils to emotional maturity and compassion. The image Eshu appeared to me in a dream dancing and playing reggae guitar in my backyard with a haunting female vocal in the background. He came as an african man dressed in all white with a confident jovial attitude. The rock section came to me in subsequent dream where I was in a studio looking at the monitor with some friends while working on the song. The jungle percussion beat with the rock riff emerged there and I was told that's what the song needed to get people moving. After scrambling for my guitar and scribbling in my journal when I woke up, I was able to recreate what I heard in these dreams as best I could with “Eshu Amania”.

I've been recording and mixing for Angelo Moore of Fishbone for his Dr. Madd Vibe solo album. One day he came by the studio with a car load of percussion to put down on one of his tracks and then left it all here while he went on tour. I must thank him for providing that spontaneous stroke of serendipity. I proceeded to lay down multiple percussion tracks and each one sounded better on top of the next. The rhythm section is thick and the percussion section overlays the drumset nicely which definitely may start some spontaneous hip shaking. My dear friend and long time Speed Of Life contributer Tobias Ralph (Tricky, Lauren Hill) layed down some serious drum grooves while in LA this January. He did 5 great takes which I was really able to utilize in the remix. Thank You Tobias! Jamaican born Balfour Tomlinson has reggae in his dna, and hits the pocket just right on the bass. Angelina Narvaez's haunting east Indian style vocals bring the dream to life...